Paediatrics at a glance

• Main Authors: Miall, Lawrence (Author), Rudolf, Mary (Author), Levene, Malcolm I. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, Mass. Blackwell Science 2003
• Series: At a glance
• Subjects: Pediatrics > Handbooks
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• Item Description: Includes index; The paediatric consultation -- Systems examination -- Understanding investigations I -- Understanding investigations II -- Growth and puberty -- Development and developmental assessment -- Infant nutrition -- Common problems for parents -- Adolescent issues -- The child health service -- Child care and school -- Immunization and the diseases they protect against -- Screening and surveillance tests -- The acutely ill child -- The unconscious child -- The fitting child -- The febrile child -- Acute diarrhoea and dehydration -- Vomiting -- The chesty child -- Stridor -- Acute abdominal pain -- Accidents and burns -- Poisoning -- Chronic diarrhoea -- Recurrent abdominal pain -- Constipation -- Urinary symptoms -- Headache -- Fits, faints and funny turns -- Leg pain and limp -- Swollen joints -- Swellings in the neck -- Swellings in the groin and scrotum -- Pyrexia of unknown origin and serious recurrent infections -- Rashes; types of skin lesions -- Acute rashes -- Rashes, chronic skin problems -- Rashes, discrete skin lesions -- Rashes, nappy rashes and itchy lesions -- Short stature and poor growth -- Failure to thrive (weight faltering) -- Heart murmurs -- Anaemia and pallor -- Neglect and abuse -- The child with developmental delay -- The newborn baby -- Congenital abnormalities -- Prematurity -- Neonatal jaundice -- Congenital heart disease -- Asthma -- Diabetes -- Cystic fibrosis -- Juvenile chronic arthritis -- Childhood cancer -- The child with a disability -- The child with visual and hearing impairment -- The child with cerebral palsy -- Epilepsy -- Learning disability.
• Physical Description: 136 pages, [4] pages colour plates illustrations 28 cm
• ISBN: 9780632056439; 0632056436

This text provides a useful aid as a revision book on paediatrics and as a guide for students preparing for the OSCE (objective structured clinical examination) part of examinations. Taking its approach from the community and primary care angle, the book provides information for the new curriculum requirements. It is laid out in 3 sections: Part 1 - The Paediatric Patient, covering background paediatric information. Part 2 - An Approach to Diagnosis, covering important and common problems and symptoms as they present to the doctor. Part 3 - Key Paediatric Conditions, covering approximately 50 key paediatric conditions that medical students are required to know under the new curriculum